MUSC trauma center achieves highest national designation
March 10, 2015American College of Surgeons verifies program for second time CHARLESTON, SC – After another extensive review by the American College of Surgeons (ACS), the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)…
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Mt. Pleasant Home to Unique Health and Wellness Store
March 9, 2015
Helping the Low Country Stay Healthy Mt. PLEASANT, SC – A new unique retail store, Eucalyptus Wellness Company, opened its doors, March 2nd in the low country. Eucalyptus Wellness is located at…
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Trident Health Recognizes Outstanding Individuals with HCA Awards of Distinction
March 4, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Trident Health recently recognized nine individuals with the annual HCA Awards of Distinction both at Trident and Summerville Medical Centers. Six outstanding individuals earned the Frist Humanitarian…
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MUSC researcher wins inaugural award at International Stroke Conference
March 3, 2015Wuwei (Wayne) Feng, M.D., honored for work on stroke rehabilitation CHARLESTON, SC – Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) clinical researcher Wuwei (Wayne) Feng, M.D., Neurology assistant professor, received…
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Researchers find new therapy benefits stroke patients
March 2, 2015Overall mortality rate drops from 2 in 10 deaths to 1 in 10 deaths from stroke CHARLESTON, SC – Researchers have completed an international randomized controlled trial showing that…
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MUSC Approved for $2.6 million by Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
February 25, 2015
Researchers to tackle lower back pain affecting millions of Americans CHARLESTON, SC – A research team at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)’s College of Health Professions has been…
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AmeriHealth Caritas Announces Leadership Changes for its South Carolina Medicaid Plan
February 25, 2015
Rebecca Engelman Returning to Select Health as Market President CHARLESTON, SC – AmeriHealth Caritas, a national leader in Medicaid managed care and other health care solutions for those most in…
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Trident Health Responds to Berkeley County Court Ruling
February 18, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Trident Health CEO Todd Gallati has issued a statement regarding this morning’s court ruling by the South Carolina Court of Appeals which favors two Certificate of Need…
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Children’s Hospital rolls out largest fundraising effort in history
February 18, 2015Darius and Beth Rucker ask community to join in effort to build new hospital CHARLESTON, SC – During the 5th Darius Rucker Big Band Concert Feb. 17, Rucker announced a…
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First Choice Member Scholarship Applications Due March 15
February 11, 2015NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – First Choice by Select Health of South Carolina is offering two scholarships to qualified applicants who are furthering their education or pursuing a second career in…
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Summerville Medical Center Earns Bariatric Center of Excellence Designation
February 11, 2015
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – Summerville Medical Center and the Coastal Carolina Bariatric Center have earned national distinction as a comprehensive Bariatric Center of Excellence by the American College of Surgeons (ACS).…
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Charleston Radio Stations, WEZL and Y102.5, Raise $192,000 to Benefit MUSC Children’s Hospital
February 9, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – MUSC Children’s Hospital, one of the top children’s hospitals in the country, partnered with two Lowcountry radio stations, 103.5 WEZL and Y102.5, for the seventh annual “Cares for Kids” Radiothon, sponsored…
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Rebekah Faulk Named New Director of Marketing & Public Relations for Trident Health
February 9, 2015
N. CHARLESTON – Rebekah Faulk has been named director of Marketing & Public Relations for Trident Health. In this role, Faulk will serve as an advocate and spokesperson aligning public relations efforts…
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New Scholarship Will Provide Community and Home Health Nurses for South Carolina
February 9, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – The BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation has awarded a $1,005,902 grant to the Charleston Southern University College of Nursing to be awarded over three years to…
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Charleston Parks Conservancy Hosts Sixth Annual Teddy Bear Picnic
February 3, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – For the sixth year, teddy bears and tots will invade Hampton Park for the annual Teddy Bear Picnic hosted by the Charleston Parks Conservancy. The event is…
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Beaufort Memorial announces affiliation agreement with MUSC Health
February 3, 2015Agreement is designed to expand availability of specialty services BMH will offer locally BEAUFORT, SC – Beaufort Memorial Hospital (BMH) has announced a clinical affiliation with the Medical University of South…
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Deonys de Cárdenas Named Director of Compliance at Select Health
February 2, 2015
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – Select Health of South Carolina, the state’s oldest and largest Medicaid managed care organization, announced today that it has appointed Deonys de Cárdenas as director of…
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Colleton Medical Center announces new Board of Trustees members
January 29, 2015
WALTERBORO, SC – Colleton Medical Center welcomes two new members to its Board of Trustees- Virginia Salley and Barry Moore. Salley and Moore will replace former members, Ann C. Carmichael, PhD,…
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RMC announces affiliation agreement with MUSC Health
January 28, 2015
Affiliation continues RMC quest to continuously improve patient experiences and access to care ORANGEBURG, SC – Regional Medical Center (RMC) President and CEO Thomas C. Dandridge announced that the RMC…
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Select Health of South Carolina Appoints New Medical Director
January 28, 2015
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC– Cathryn Caton, M.D., has joined Select Health of South Carolina as a medical director. Dr. Caton brings more than five years of health care experience as a…
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Dr. John Kelley, DPT, MTC, ATC, Earns Certification in ImPACT® Concussion Care Management
January 27, 2015
Dr. Kelley joins the national network of ImPACT Trained Athletic TrainersTM CHARLESTON, SC – Dr. John Kelley, DPT, MTC, ATC, the director and owner of Private Therapy Services Physical…
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MUSC establishes chapter of the National Academy of Inventors
January 27, 2015Ophthalmology professor Dr. Bärbel Rohrer recognized as 2014 NAI National Fellow CHARLESTON, SC – The new chapter of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) at the Medical University of…
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Methodist Rehabilitation Center Increases Report Turnaround Time with Avreo interWORKS
January 21, 2015
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – Methodist Rehabilitation Center (MRC) located in Jackson, MS was not only looking for a PACS solution that would make their transformation from film-screen to digital effortless…
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Study: Best & Worst States for Insurance if Obamacare Subsidies Are Lost
January 21, 2015Combined Premium & Deductible Costs Vary Up to 30% Among States Subsidies on Healthcare.gov, the federal exchange, reduce premiums by 76% for average and subsidies are available to 87% of…
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USC School of Medicine and Grand Strand Medical Center partner to expand medical education and residency training in the Palmetto State
January 20, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The University of South Carolina School of Medicine and Grand Strand Medical Center announcedan affiliation agreement that expands clinical training opportunities for USC medical students and establishes…
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MUSC and City of Charleston to Launch Healthy Business Challenge
January 15, 2015Charleston Healthy Business Challenge, free program to encourage and assist Charleston area businesses in establishing work environments that promote a culture of wellness. Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley announced the…
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Greenwood Genetic Center Promotes Charleston’s Dr. Michael Lyons
January 5, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – Michael Lyons, MD, of the Greenwood Genetic Center’s Charleston office has been promoted to Associate Clinical Geneticist. Dr. Lyons earned his MD from Tufts University School of…
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SC Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center Partners with Phreesia to Expedite Patient Check-in
December 30, 2014
N. CHARLESTON, SC – SC Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center (SCSM) has implemented Phreesia, the nation’s leading healthcare point-of-service provider, to stay on the cutting edge of patient care, improve the patient…
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MUSC College of Health Professions offers new master’s degree
December 30, 2014
Health informatics master’s degree will address shortage of skilled professionals CHARLESTON, SC – Health care or technology professionals, who have been searching for a way to transition their skill set to…
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ZocDoc Comes to South Carolina, Helping Patients Find Doctors and Instantly Book Appointments Online
December 17, 2014Residents of Charleston Will Enjoy Faster, More Seamless Access to Medical Care with ZocDoc CHARLESTON, SC – ZocDoc, the tech company at the beginning of a better healthcare experience,…
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MUSC ranks 4th on Patent Power 2014 Scorecard for universities
December 15, 2014Scorecard analysts note MUSC’s strong first showing in prestigious association’s survey CHARLESTON, SC – The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) made an impressive debut on the Patent Power…
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Roper St. Francis Physicians Partners Group Launches Patient-Centered Medical Home for BlueCross, BlueChoice Patients
December 11, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – As part of a national trend to implement best practices, improve quality and lower health care costs, Roper St. Francis Physicians Partners has initiated a new model in…
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Private Therapy Services celebrates 12 years in business One year at new expanded location West Ashley
December 2, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Private Therapy Services (PTS) Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Center celebrates their 12th anniversary in December, with the successful opening just over a year ago at an expanded…
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MUSC researchers part of terminated NIH sickle cell study
November 26, 2014New therapy shows promising results, offers paradigm shift for high-risk patients CHARLESTON, SC – A study involving MUSC sickle cell anemia researchers Robert Adams, M.D., and Sherron M. Jackson, M.D.,…
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Capella Healthcare and Medical University of South Carolina partner, form new collaborative initiative
November 25, 2014
Midlands HealthONE Network formed to expand care, meet industry demands HARTSVILLE, SC – Capella Healthcare and MUSC Health have announced the development of a clinically integrated network and a…
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FRD introduces e-commerce platform for copyrighted works and software
November 17, 2014MUSC content can be purchased online through simple transactions CHARLESTON, SC – MUSC Foundation for Research Development (FRD) has launched an e-commerce platform that serves as a portal through…
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The Joint Commission Names Trident Health to Nation’s Top Hospital List
November 13, 2014
Less than 3% of hospitals nationwide earned this designation four straight years NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – For the fourth year in a row, Trident Health has been recognized as a…
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Movember, Mustaches and Men
October 30, 2014Trident Health to Hold Free Prostate Cancer Screening & Men’s Health Event NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in American men, behind only…
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South Carolina Doctor Named 2015 Family Physician of the Year
October 27, 2014
Oscar F. Lovelace, Jr., MD, earns prestigious national award for dedication to patients and community PROSPERITY, SC – The American Academy of Family Physicians has named Oscar F. Lovelace, Jr., MD, the…
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South Carolina Doctor Named 2015 Family Physician of the Year
October 27, 2014
Oscar F. Lovelace, Jr., MD, earns prestigious national award for dedication to patients and community PROSPERITY, SC – The American Academy of Family Physicians has named Oscar F. Lovelace, Jr., MD, the…
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Dysautonomia Advocacy Board Formed to Combat Little-Known Condition
October 23, 2014
Group to Provide Support and Educational Information CHARLESTON, SC – Inspired by the courage and commitment of a friend suffering from a largely unknown but debilitating condition, a local group has…
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JEDA Bonds Refinance Roper St. Francis Projects
October 21, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – CareAlliance Health Services, which does business as Roper St. Francis, leveraged $89,925,000 in low-interest, tax-exempt bonds issued by the South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority (JEDA) to reduce…
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CliniWorks and Health Sciences South Carolina initiate research collaboration to advance healthcare data analytics
October 20, 2014CAMBRIDGE, MA and COLUMBIA, SC – CliniWorks and Health Sciences South Carolina (HSSC) have entered into a collaborative research agreement to create and implement a centralized Natural Language Processing (NLP)…
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CliniWorks and Health Sciences South Carolina initiate research collaboration to advance healthcare data analytics
October 20, 2014CAMBRIDGE, MA and COLUMBIA, SC – CliniWorks and Health Sciences South Carolina (HSSC) have entered into a collaborative research agreement to create and implement a centralized Natural Language Processing (NLP)…
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DHEC, MUSC announce plan for possible Ebola patients
October 16, 2014The Medical University of South Carolina will accept patients as needed CHARLESTON, SC – The medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced…
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‘Opening Doors’ aims to keep best & brightest in medical school
October 16, 2014Historic scholarship campaign looks to raise $20 million dollars over next three years. CHARLESTON, SC – For the first time since its founding in 1824, the MUSC College of…
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Trident Health To Open New Behavioral Health Unit
October 14, 2014$3.9 million unit set to open October 23 CHARLESTON, SC – On Tuesday October 21 at 4:00 p.m., Trident Health will hold a ribbon cutting for its new behavioral health unit, “Lowcountry Transitions…
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BlueChoice Medicaid to Host Family Events in 5 SC Cities
October 14, 2014
BlueChoice® HealthPlan Medicaid invites families to free fitness and baby health fairs in Columbia, Greenville, Kingstree, Spartanburg and Walterboro this month. Company representatives will be on hand to provide…
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Trident Health To Open New Behavioral Health Unit
October 14, 2014$3.9 million unit set to open October 23 CHARLESTON, SC – On Tuesday October 21 at 4:00 p.m., Trident Health will hold a ribbon cutting for its new behavioral health unit, “Lowcountry Transitions…
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MEDcare Urgent Care Centers Now Accept Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Plans
October 10, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – MEDcare Urgent Care Centers, an independently-owned, physician-directed urgent care provider in South Carolina, is proud to announce all Blue Cross Blue Shield health plans are accepted in every MEDcare…
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